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Jimh, thanks for that insight! I think 225-HP was marginal for this boat in the beginning and I haven’t helped it by adding the tower and fishing it so heavy. Ideally I would repower it with twin 150’s, either Yamaha’s or recently I’ve been fascinated with the Evinrude G2’s. The hole shot of 2-strok...

Thanks again fellas. All good points. Since posting this I’ve located a BF250 lower unit that the dealer is willing to swap my basically brand new BF225 for just $400. Since my primary concern is breaking lower units on long offshore trips, I think going to the larger lower unit (reportedly 10-perce...

Thanks fellas. [The boat] is an 23 Outrage. Since they no longer make a 23 Outrage, I’ve gotten used to calling it a 230 so that people less familiar would know what I’m referring to. I’ve already tried two different four-blade propellers, the previously mentioned OFS4 and an Apolo 14.5 x 16-pitch f...

I have a 1998 23 Outrage with a 2008 Honda BF 225. I've added trim tabs and a cobia tower with controls. I've also moved the batteries to the center console. I'm currently running a Powertech 15.25 x 14-pitch OFS4 propeller. With that combination, engine acceleration is topping out at 5,200 RPM; boa...